516 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



Sydney, New South Wales ; locally common in October, 

 November, and March. 



243. Eriod. sigmojyhora, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. canis, strigula costae ad basim strigaque quani 

 maxime sinuata e disco in costam ante apicem percurrente 

 saturate fuscis, costa ciliisque ochreo-fiavis ; post, albido-ochreis, 

 linea antemarginali grisea. 



(J. 19 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint dark 

 fuscous except at apex. Antennae whitish-grey, base blackish. 

 Thorax blackish, posterior margin whitish. Abdomen ochreous- 

 yellow. Legs ochreous-yellow, anterior tibiae blackish above. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex rounded, 

 hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded ; white, very faintly 

 ochreous-tinged ; a thick black streak along basal fourth of costa, 

 remainder yellow-ochreous ; a strong rather irregular dark fuscous 

 S shaped streak, anterior extremity on fold before middle, 

 posterior extremity on costa before apex, first curve nearly 

 touching middle of costa, second curve touching anal angle ; hind- 

 margin beyond this whitish-ochreous, with some blackish scales 

 towards apex : cilia ochreous-yellow, tips whitish-yellowish. 

 Hind wings pale whitish-ochreous, with a grey -line before hind- 

 margin, sharply indented inwards beneath costa ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. 



Singularly distinct. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; I took one fine specimen on a fence 

 in December, and have seen a second. 



244. Eriod. sub])unctella, Walk. 

 (Oecophora subpunctella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat.) 

 Minor, alis ant. flavis, punctis disci tribus minimis saturate 

 fuscis, tertio duplici ac cum angalo anali per strigulam connexo ; 

 post, saturate fuscis. 



£ 6. 15-17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax yellow ; second 

 'joint of palpi with base and a subapical spot dark fuscous. 

 Antennae yellow, obscurely ringed with grey. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior tibiae and base of tarsal 



